Verstappen: “The rain helped me get into the top ten”

Overall it was a good Saturday Toro Rosso in Malaysia with one car in the top ten and the other outside but only due to a mistake.

“I am very satisfied with my qualifying, especially Q3 when I felt really comfortable with the STR10 – he declared Max Verstappen, 9th and 6th – Even seeing the rain made me happy. As a Dutchman I'm used to it. I believe that the position gained is excellent and, although aware of our limits on the distance, I remain confident for the points".

“I'm disappointed because I had a great chance of entering the final stage, but unfortunately I made a rookie mistake at turn 14 when I locked up as soon as it started raining – he said Carlos Sainz jr. 8th and 15th – Episodes like this can happen. What matters is learning. In the race I hope for a recovery."

Chiara Rainis